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  1. I picked up an M18 Impact Driver (2656) demo unit at Home Depot for $30!  I just saw it sitting there on the rack with no inventory control, price tag, or box in sight. I asked an employee if they could sell it and he checked with his boss, they tried to sell me the dead battery that was on it but I don't know how long it was dead, probably wouldn't charge.

  2. I'm standardizing on Milwaukee so I'm looking to get rid of my Ridgid stuff. Everything is used, AS-IS:

    R86010 Impact Wrench, 1/2" detent pin anvil, 325 ft-lbs torque
    R86034 Impact Driver, 1/4" quick-release hex, 1750 in-lbs torque
    R840085 Battery, 18V, 27Wh
    R840093 Charger, 9.6-18V Li/NiCd
    Nylon carrying bag

     

    The driver/battery/charger were a recon kit, wrench was purchased new about a year ago. Never bought another battery since I only used it for changing my tires.

    SOLD, WITHDRAWN

     

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  3. My dad picked up a cheap LED flood light, I don't know the brand but it's bright green. It has an array of SMD LEDs, not the high power type like Cree, but the little ones. It was initially very bright but it seems to have dimmed after not much use.

     

    It also glows when it's switched off so there's some current leaking through the array, probably pretty cheap driver inside.

     

    My Milwaukee M18 lantern is brighter and better color.

  4. I just picked up their 25' "General Contractor", and it feels like good quality, much nicer to handle than the hard chrome Stanley. I got it home and started testing it out, and at some point it twisted backwards, as they do - but instead of just snapping back it actually ripped. I've seen Stanley and Lufkin snap a lot and never a tear like this, even with "standout competitions".

     

    Is this something that's generally bad for any tape to do, is it a defect in my copy, or does Milwaukee make junk tapes?

     

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    Basically I'm wondering if I should try to exchange it for a new one or just steer clear of their measuring tapes.

  5. This could be a safety issue, once a lithium ion cell is discharged past a certain point it won't actually absorb charge, it will just heat up. This is especially true if they sit in a discharged state for a long period of time. I can imagine the people who have problems might be running the batteries down, and then just putting the tool away for a few months. If they do that and then try to charge it when they need it again it's not going to work. The protection circuits are there for a reason.

     

    The same thing would happen with a laptop or a cell phone.

  6. 5oz tuned me off, i normally drink 16oz, although for the job site i would totally get a OXX COFFEEBOXX and lots of deathwish coffee kcups. i usually carry backpacking gear to heat my water and brew my coffee. makes it quicker and much better coffee. 

     

    for the true working coffee addicts who want something stronger and still tasty i highly recommend deathwish coffee, http://www.deathwishcoffee.com/ 

     

    Does that stuff actually taste good?

  7. 2004 honda civic Si (ep3) driving on progress lowering springs, xxr rims +25 offset, rear upper and lower sway bar, hid headlights/fog lights interior and exterior led lighting, rear carbon fiber wing, short ram air intake (injen) and it's my baby

     

    That sounds like fun, what's "ep3"? Got any photos?

  8. Well, lol, the only person interested is electromage, pm your address and I'll send it to you.  If anyone else is interested in one down the road let me know I'll send it right on out. 

     

    So CONGRATS goes to Electromage!

     

    Against seemingly insurmountable odds! Thanks, I'll send my address over.

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  9. All types of batteries have a constant decrease in capacity with temperature. It won't last as long at 60 degrees as it will at 70, but you wouldn't notice. At 0 it will be much less, but not as much with LiIon as with alkaline or NiMH. Milwaukee is probably using the same cells as everyone else, so expect cold performance to be on par with commercially available 18650 LiIon cells. They're usually made by Panasonic, Samsung, LG, Sanyo, Sony, etc.

  10. Doesn't make enough coffee for me lol. I saw this about 2 months ago on eBay and thought it was pretty cool idea to have in a work truck but the size is too small.

    Jimbo

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    Yeah 5oz doesn't seem like much coffee. I think I'd have to drain an entire 5Ah battery.

  11. jeffmcmillan has a bit of a point, even cheap tools are repairable, unless you have to break something to get it apart. The main difference seems to be the cost difference between parts and the complete unit. If a small component costs 50% of the tool price it's probably a piece of junk.

     

    The problem with the rotor catching on the brush, you should have secured the brushes before trying to slide it in, usually there are two holes in the brass brush retainer. If you gently pull the brush back, you should be able to slide a paperclip though to hold it there.

  12. Does anyone NEED 60% of the stuff we show off?

    It's a nice novelty to have to go along with my night vision. An auxiliary IR light really helps with zero light situations and long distances.

    Varying degrees of need, I meant was that a consideration in picking the Mil Kroma. If you want to use the light with NVG, you should check out the various "Vampire" lights, like the V2. It outputs 10/120mW IR, compared to the Kroma's 8.4mW. I wouldn't buy the Kroma unless it's more of a collector piece at this point.

  13. This is on my wish list currently.

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    Try a Nitecore SRT7. It's very good, does most of the same stuff and has a different interface. The selector ring controls the white dimming, there are more white levels available, and the max output is much higher. It doesn't feel as nice, but if you want utility it's a good choice. Also 18650 compatible.

     

    Do you need IR?

  14. I just got a couple of MPOWERD Luci inflatable lanterns:

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    They are light and very small when deflated, I think they'll be good for camping. Supposedly will last 12 hours on low, and charge in 8hrs of sunlight. I don't know how to verify this without destroying one since there's no charge indicator and the LiPo battery is not accessible.

     

    They're pretty neat for $20 each anyway.

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